646 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 18,

sum of money for the benefit of the Union Orphan Asylum
of Baltimore, city ;

Which was read the first time and referred to the Com-
mittee on Finance.

Mr. Compton, from the Select Committee, to which was
referred the bill entitled, an Act to repeal sub-section 5 of
chapter 194, of Laws of Maryland, passed January session,
1865, entitled, an Act to repeal and re-enact sections 5, 26
and 27, of an Act passed January session, 1864, chapter 346,
entitled, an Act .to amend article 4 of the Code of Public Lo-
cal Laws relating to the leasing of the State tobocco ware-
houses and the inspection of tobacco ;

Reported it with the following amendment:

AMENDMENT PROPOSED.

Section 27, line 116, strike out "one dollar and twenty-
five cents," and insert "two dollars."

Which was read and adopted.

The bill was then read the second time, and by special or-
der the third time, three-fourths concurring, and passed by
yeas and nays as follow :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Bowie, Brodwater, Compton, Davis, of Washington, Earle, Frazier, Kimmel,

Mackall, Maddox, Spates, Trail, Vickers, Young— 13.

NEGATIVE—None.

On motion by Mr. Vickers,
The Senate was called ;

The Sergeat-at-Arms was sent to inform the absent Senators
that their attendance was required in the Senate Chamber.

On motion by Mr. Vickers,
Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.

On metion by Mr. Vickers,

The Senate took up for consideration the bill entitled, an
Act to make valid indentures and contracts of apprenticeship
executed since the 1st day of January, 1855 ;

The bill was then read the third time and passed by yeas
and nays as follow :

Messrs. Bowie, Brodwater,

AFFIRMATIVE. Mackall, Maddox,